JP3170728B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine,
In particular it relates to a mechanism frame set member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, recent pachinko machines have become more and more electronic, and winning devices and the like have become larger. In addition, various types of mechanism plates, protective covers, and the like for protecting the back side of a game board, a winning device, and the like have been proposed. For example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-20310, a cover plate is mounted and held in a window hole formed in a mechanism plate. In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 4-11073, the rear surface of the prize winning device protection cover that covers the rear surface of the prize winning device is formed as a back-opening, and is closed by a lid cover that pivotally supports one side. Further, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-13752, a lid body is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to a frame body in which a ball shift portion is formed. On the other hand, in Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-25391, a winning ball collecting cover having a base on which an electronic control circuit is incorporated is fixed on the outer surface, and a mechanism plate provided with an opening window smaller than the winning ball collecting cover. In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-9-169, a prize-ball collecting cover that covers the back of a prize-winning device, and a mechanism plate having an opening window are provided. It is formed in such a size that a rear projecting portion when projecting from the ball set cover penetrates.

[0003]

However, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-20310 discloses a structure in which a cover plate is merely attached and detached, and a structure of a cover plate which covers a prize-winning device and a circuit box. Therefore, there is no function to protect the winning device or the circuit box. In addition, 4-1
In the device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 1073, the wiring is covered with a prize winning device protection cover. Therefore, in order to carry out the wiring process, the operation cannot be performed unless the winning ball collection cover is removed. In addition, when the game board is shipped to the factory, a winning ball set cover and a winning device protection cover are required, so that the selling price of the game board becomes high.
In Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-13752, there is only one ball-shifting space for collecting winning balls, and no circuit box is provided. Further, Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-25391 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
In the 9169 publication, the circuit box and the wiring are not protected, and in order to attach and detach the wiring and the like between the circuit box and the winning device, it is necessary to remove the prize ball collecting cover and work. It is inconvenient when a trouble occurs during business hours.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and in a pachinko machine having a game board detachably mounted on a back side of a front frame, a back side of the pachinko machine is provided. A mechanism frame set member hinged to the back of the front frame so as to be openable and closable, formed on the mechanism frame set member ;
A rear cover having an alignment gutter for aligning winning balls, a connector provided on a side edge of the control circuit board, and an
A circuit box that houses the control circuit board so made,
And a center role assigned to the game board.
And expose the connector to the center
Placed on the rear cover, the circuit box and the front
The opening window for exposing the rear of the serial Center won game provided, the open
In the window, the connector and its wiring , the center role
Provided a lid member for covering the rear detachably, said circuit Bock
The control circuit board is visible from the opening window.
And molded from a transparent synthetic resin
It is made detachable .

[0005]

The trouble on the back side of the pachinko machine can be dealt with through the opening window of the rear cover . In addition, since the wiring, the connector, and the like can be protected, dust, balls, and the like in the game store do not enter the back side of the pachinko machine, and the wiring does not hinder other devices.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 with a part thereof cut away, showing a frame-like front frame 2 having a window. Side is hinged to the outer frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, a metal frame 4 is provided in the window, and a glass frame 5 with glass is openably mounted on the upper part of the metal frame 4 so as to be openable and closable. The frame 3 and the glass frame 5 are locked by the locking device 6. An upper tray set 9 comprising a front plate 8 and the like provided with an upper plate 7 is provided below the glass frame 5, and a lower plate 10 and an operation grip 11 for adjusting a flight distance are provided below the front frame 2. Is provided. The game board mounting table 1 on the back side of the upper tray set 9
A ball feeder 14a and a speaker 15 for supplying a single ball from the upper plate 7 to the hitting ball launching device 14 are located at 3.

At the window of the front frame 2, a game board 16 which can be exchanged by being mounted on a game board mounting table 13 so as to cover this window is exposed. A game section 18 surrounded by guide rails 17 is formed on the front side of the game board 16, and inside the game section 18, a display such as a variable display device (center role) 19 and a variable winning device 20, a starting port 21. , A prize tool 22, a windmill 23, or various kinds of indicator lights such as side lamps 24 are provided, and an out port 25 is provided at the lowest position. A completion indicator 2 is provided on the upper right side outside the guide rail 17.
6, and a prize ball indicator light 27 is provided in the upper part on the left side. Further, an external indicator light 28 is provided on the upper edge of the front frame 2.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 1. A rear plate 29 made of a plate-shaped metal plate for removably storing the game board 16 is attached to the rear side of the front frame 2. On the rear side of the rear plate 29, a mechanism frame such as the base body 30 is provided. The mechanism frame is a general term for members for attaching main members on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 to the back side of the front frame 2. An upper tank 31 for storing prize balls is detachably provided in an upper portion on the left side of the base body 30, and communicates with the upper tank 31 to guide balls to a prize ball dispenser 32. A lower tank 33 is provided. At the right side of the upper tank 31, a main body terminal plate 34 for electrically connecting a frame control circuit (board) for mainly controlling the main body of the pachinko machine 1 to the outside of a hall computer or the like is arranged in the cover. Along with
Was fixed to the rear surface side of the game board 16 mainly controls the game <br/> Yu Technical Release control circuit (board) and the external and the main body terminal plate 34
A wiring passage port 36 facing the relay terminal plate 35 for electrically connecting the wiring board 36 and the relay terminal board 35 is opened.

In the rear view of the pachinko machine 1, a predetermined position on the back side of the game board 16, for example,
On the left side of the back of the game box, there is provided a circuit box 37 in which a game board control circuit mainly for controlling pachinko games, such as a variable display device 19 and a variable winning device 20 arranged on the front side of the game board 16, is provided. The rear plate 29 at the lower position which appears and is disengaged from a mechanism frame set member 38 described later.
A frame control box 40 in which a frame control circuit mainly for controlling the pachinko machine 1 main body, such as the hit ball launching device 14, the winning ball processing device 39, and the prize ball payout device 32, appears. In addition, on the front side of the frame control box 40, a driving unit of the hit ball launching device 14, a ball feeding device 14a for supplying one ball from the upper plate 7, and the like are arranged. At the position below the mechanism frame set member 38, the ball overflowing from the upper plate 7 is
A downspout 41 leading to zero is provided.

A mechanism frame set member 38, which is a kind of mechanism frame, is hinged to the rear plate 29 via a hinge so as to be openable and closable. A rear cover 42, which is a member that covers a predetermined portion of the rear plate 29 when closed, is fixed to the mechanism frame set member 38 so that the mechanism frame set member 38 can be opened and closed together with the mechanism frame set member 38. At a predetermined position of the mechanism frame setting member 38, a prize ball gutter 43 and a prize ball payout device 32 communicating with the lower tank 33 are formed, and a prize ball paid out by the prize ball payout device 32 is provided to a prize ball exit 44 ( A prize ball discharge path 46 and the like are formed to guide the upper plate 7 through the upper plate inlet 45) of the rear plate 29. The mechanism frame set member 38 and the rear cover 42 fixed to the mechanism frame set member 38 are provided with an alignment gutter 47 for collecting winning balls and guiding them to the winning ball processing device 39. A winning ball processing device 39 is provided.

The rear cover 42 in the present invention is a part integrally attached to the mechanism frame setting member 38,
It is a member integrally formed of synthetic resin which is detachably fastened to the rear plate 29 by a pair of fasteners 48a, 48b. That is, by fixing one side to the mechanism frame set member 38, the other side is a free end, which is opened and closed integrally with the mechanism frame set member 38, and can cover the rear of the game board 16. In the illustrated embodiment, a wiring cover 49 is formed on the free end side of the rear cover 42 so that the wiring is not exposed.

The rear cover 42 has a first space 50 and a second space 51 in the front-rear direction. That is,
The rear cover 42 forms a space between the back surface of the game board 16 and the back plate portion 42a, and this space is located on the game board 16 side and has a first space 50 having a width of a substantially aligned gutter 47; Second space 5 communicating with step A behind first space 50
1 are formed.

The first space 50 includes a mechanism frame set member 3.
8 is a portion formed above the first bottom plate portion 52 having a downward slope so as to form the alignment gutter 47 together with a part of the bottom portion 8. In the illustrated embodiment, a portion of the alignment trough 47 is formed in a folded shape, winning ball apparatus winning ball detected by 39, is discharged outside from the winning ball discharge passage B. Sei <br/> Retsutoi 47, when opening the machine構枠setting member 38, can be about 90 degrees rotation of the shaft 53 as a fulcrum, useful for and cleaning when the ball is jammed It is. Also,
The mechanism frame set member 38 has an out ball passage C that communicates with the out port 25 and discharges the out ball.

The second space 51 has a second bottom plate portion gently inclined downward toward the alignment gutter 47 of the first space 50.
It is formed above 54 and is relatively deep.

An opening window 55 is opened in the back plate portion 42a of the rear cover 42 which forms a part of the mechanism frame setting member . The opening window 55 has a portion corresponding to the winning ball set cover 56 positioned at a predetermined position on the back side of the game board 16 and a circuit box 37 provided on the back side of the game board 16.
And a part corresponding to. In the illustrated embodiment, the side of the portion corresponding to the circuit box 37 is the side opening window 57.
It is open as. That is, the circuit box 37 is an open window
It is facing 55.

The opening window 55 has a winning ball collecting cover 5
A cover member 58 is detachably provided by fastening means so as to be hung on the circuit box 37. According to the illustrated embodiment, the fastening means includes an engagement opening 59 provided on the rear cover 42 side and an engagement piece 60 provided on the lid member 58 side. That is, at the upper edge and the lower edge of the opening window 55 of the rear cover 42, a concave receiving portion 61 which is set back by the thickness of the lid member 58 is provided, and the upper and lower edges of the lid member 58 are slid on the concave receiving portion 61. The rear plate 42a and the rear cover 42 are substantially flush with each other. Then, a laterally long engagement opening 59 is opened at an appropriate position so as to straddle the concave receiving portion 61 and the back plate portion 42a, and one end of the engagement opening 59 provided on the upper edge side is widened to engage the engagement piece of the lid member 58. 60 is acceptable. Further, the engagement opening 59 provided on the lower edge side is also slightly horizontal, so that the engagement piece 60 of the lid member 58 can be received. In addition, a rib is provided around the engagement port 59.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the lid member 58 fixed to the opening window 55 of the rear cover 42 as described above
This is a substantially plate-shaped member as shown in FIG. An engagement piece 60 provided on the cover member 58 is provided on an outer edge of the cover member 58 so as to correspond to the engagement opening 59 of the rear cover 42. Further, guide pieces 62 are protruded from upper and lower positions on the right side edge of the lid member 58. In addition, a locking claw 63 is protrudingly provided substantially at the center of the right side edge, and a guide groove 65 corresponding to a guide tongue piece 64 protruding from the side edge of the rear cover 42 is formed above and below the locking claw 63. I do. A rib 66 is provided along the entire periphery of the lid member 58. In addition, this lid member 5
8 has a slit 67 for ventilation and the like.

The cover member 58 as described above is attached to the rear cover 4.
In order to fasten to the second opening window 55, the engaging piece 60 on the lower edge side of the lid member 58 is inserted into the widening side of the engaging opening 59 from diagonally above, and then the lid member 58 is erected to raise the upper edge side. The engaging piece 60 is inserted into the engaging hole 59, and the guide piece 62 and the guide tongue piece 64 are slid horizontally along the guide groove 65 and the guide receiving groove 68 to open the locking claw 63. Window 5
5 may be locked to the locking port 69 opened.

On the other hand, when removing the lid member 58, the locking claw 63 is pushed in to release the locking between the locking claw 63 and the locking opening 69, and the horizontal movement toward the circuit box 37 is performed. First, the engagement between the engagement piece 60 on the upper edge side and the engagement port 59 is released, and then the engagement piece 60 may be pulled up diagonally upward and pulled out from the engagement port 59 on the lower side.

According to the rear cover 42 as described above,
In addition to covering the rear of the winning ball collecting cover 56 and the rear of the center role, a part of the circuit box 37 can be covered. Therefore, if any trouble occurs on the back surface of the game board 16, it can be dealt with simply by removing one cover member 58 without opening the mechanism frame set member 38. In addition, the connectors and wiring are
Therefore, there is no possibility that dust or dirt, balls or the like in the hole may enter the hole and cause troubles, and the wires will not be caught by other members and disconnected.

Further, the cover member 58 can cover not only the rear of the winning ball collecting cover 56 provided on the back of the game board 16 but also the side edge portion of the circuit box 37. Therefore, it is possible to cover the connector group 70 disposed on the side edge portion of the circuit box 37 and its wiring, and the wiring does not interfere with other members or is caught and broken. In addition, dust and dirt are collected in the circuit box 37 and the game board 16.
There is no intrusion into the back side of the.

The circuit box 37 comprises, for example, a deep dish-shaped case body 71 and a shallow dish-shaped base body 72, as shown in FIG. In addition, the circuit board 84
Since the three-dimensional wiring process including the multilayer printed wiring board is performed and the ground wire is formed to be wide, it is possible to suppress external noise. This eliminates the need to attach a shield plate to the case body 71 and the base body 72, so that the circuit board 84 can be formed of a transparent synthetic resin so as to be visible.

The case body 71 is a vertically long deep dish-shaped member, and each side wall portion has a slightly inclined slope, and the tip of the three side wall portions leaving the long side portion on the right side has a width. It has a narrow band-like edge. In addition, a plurality of ventilation holes 73 are provided in each side wall portion for heat radiation.

An elastic locking piece 74 for locking to the base body 72 is provided at an appropriate position on the short side of the band-shaped edge. The elastic locking piece 74 is provided with a pair of cut grooves 7 at the band-shaped edge.
5 and a locking hole 76 is formed between both cut grooves 75. Then, a locking claw 77 of the base body 72 described later can be locked in the locking hole 76.

At a substantially central portion of the long side edge, a locking hole 7 is provided.
The hook plate 79 provided with 8 is extended. The other long side edge is open, and a fastening piece 81 provided with a fastening hole 80 extends along the short side edge.

On the other hand, the base body 72 rises slightly inside the outer edge to form a fitting edge 82 for fitting to the case body 71, and abuts on the outside of the band-shaped edge of the case body 71 in place. A guide piece 83 is provided. Further, a board locking claw 85 for fastening the circuit board 84 on which the control device is formed is raised from an appropriate position, and a locking projection 78 'is provided at a position corresponding to the above-described locking hole 78.

At the left corner of the flat surface of the base body 72, a fastening boss 88 for fitting into a positioning hole provided in the circuit board 84 is provided. A fixing hole 86 is formed in the circuit board 84.
The fastening hole 86 and the fastening piece 8 of the case body 71 are opened.
By polymerizing a first fastening hole 80, these fastening holes 80, 8
A fixing boss 8 provided on a base body 72 with a screw 87 passing through 6
8

Along the long side inside the circuit board 84,
The connector group 70 is provided, and the terminal board 34 and the game board 16 are provided.
Can be connected to electrical members and the like arranged in

Then, the case body 7 having the above-described structure is formed.
In order to assemble the base body 72 and the circuit board 84, the base body 72 is inserted into a positioning hole formed in the circuit board 84.
With fitting the fastening boss 88 of, by and along the side edges of the circuit board 84 to the board guide, engaging the side edges of the circuit board 84 to the board locking nail 85. Then, the case body 71 is pressed against the fitting edge 82 of the base body 72 so as to be pressed.
The locking claw 77 is locked in the locking hole 76 of the case body 71, and the locking hole 80 of the locking piece 81 and the locking hole 8 of the circuit board 84 are locked.
6 is screwed into a fixing boss 88 of the base body 72.

On the other hand, the circuit box 37 as described above is
A circuit box mounting member 89 for detachably fixing the game box 16 to a predetermined position of the game board 16 is used to connect the circuit box 37 to the game board 1.
Attach it so that it does not interfere with other members by floating it from 6. For this reason, the circuit box mounting member 89 has a leg wall 91 erected from the outer edge of the mounting plate 90 having a substantially rectangular front or rear view toward the game board 16. Is provided with a flange-shaped mounting piece 92 at the tip of the. Positioning means, for example, a positioning boss 92a is provided at an appropriate position on the mounting piece 92 to protrude therefrom.
a is fitted to a positioning recess provided on the back side of the game board 16 to regulate the position. Further, a mounting through hole 92b is opened at an appropriate position of the mounting piece 92, and the mounting through hole 92b is formed.
The game board 16 is fixed to the game board 16 with a screw or the like passed through b. The leg wall 91 in the illustrated embodiment is configured such that the right side thereof is open when viewed from the rear side of the pachinko machine 1. The bottom surface 91a of the leg wall 91 is inclined so as to also serve as a guide path for a winning ball.

The mounting plate 90 is provided with fastening means for detachably fastening the circuit box 37 described above. According to the illustrated embodiment, the fastening means includes an upper engagement receiving portion 93a provided horizontally near the upper edge and a lower engagement receiving portion 93b provided horizontally at a position slightly elevated from the lower edge. Both engagement receiving portions 93
Attachment engagement pieces 94a, 94b provided on the back surface side of the base body 72 are fitted into the rear surface side of the a, 93b. The engagement receiving portion 9
The edges of 3a and 93b are chamfered so that the mounting engagement pieces 94a and 94b can easily enter, and the corners of the mounting engagement pieces 94a and 94b of the base body 72 are also chamfered.

In this embodiment, the circuit box 3
So that the position of 7 does not shift or come off
Holding means are provided. The holding means includes a locking projection 95.
And a locking opening 97 formed in the base body 72 so that the locking projection 95 can be locked. That is, when the base body 72 is pushed in the horizontal direction so as to be inserted into the circuit box mounting member 89, the elastic holding piece 9
6 is pressed against the rear surface of the base body 72 to be elastically deformed and pushed into a predetermined position, and the locking projection 95 of the elastic holding piece 96 protrudes into the locking hole 97 to return to the original state. Then, the locking projection 95 is locked to the edge of the locking port 97.

Therefore, in this state, the circuit box 37
Can not be pulled out. On the other hand, when removing the circuit box 37, the elastic holding piece 96 is pressed toward the game board 16 to deform it, the locking projection 95 is removed from the locking port 97, and the circuit box 37 is removed from the rear cover 42 in this state. What is necessary is just to pull out from the side opening window 57 in the horizontal direction.

In this way, the circuit box 37 can be easily attached and detached, and the position does not shift or come off due to vibration or the like.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately implemented unless the structure described in the claims is changed. For example, with the rear cover and the lid member
The configuration of the mechanism frame set member may be any configuration as long as it can cover the circuit box and the winning ball set cover in a comprehensive manner.

[0036]

In summary, the present invention relates to a pachinko machine having a game board detachably mounted on the back side of a front frame , wherein the pachinko machine is hinged on the back side of the pachinko machine to be openable and closable on the back side of the front frame. a mechanism frame setting member which is formed on the mechanism frame setting member has an alignment trough to align the winning ball
And the rear cover has a connector provided on the side edges of the control circuit board, and the circuit box that houses the control circuit board is exposed to the connector, as well as arranged, the game board
Exposing the rear of the arranged center item, the connector
Is located on the center role side, and the rear cover is
Exposing the back of the circuit box and the center
The opening window provided that, on opening the window, the connector and its distribution <br/> line, detachably lid member for covering the rear of the center won game
Wherein the circuit box opens the control circuit board.
Molded with transparent synthetic resin so that it can be seen from the window
In both cases, the rear window is detachable , so if a problem occurs on the back side of the pachinko machine, the rear cover
The above troubles can be dealt with through the opening windows, and the workability is extremely good. Also, since the wiring and connectors can be protected, dust and balls in the game store do not enter the back side of the pachinko machine.
The wiring is not caught by other devices and is not broken, and the practical value is extremely high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine with a cover member of a rear cover removed.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine with a mechanism frame setting member and a rear cover opened.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a circuit box and a circuit box mounting member.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a lid member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Front frame 16 Game board 37 Circuit box 38 Mechanism frame set member 42 Rear cover 47 Aligning gutter 50 First space 51 Second space 55 Opening window 56 Winning ball set cover 58 Cover member

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pachinko machine having a game board detachably mounted on a back side of a front frame, a mechanism frame set member hinged on the back side of the pachinko machine to be openable and closable on the back side of the front frame. When formed on the mechanism frame setting member, having an alignment trough to align the winning ball rear
A cover , a connector provided on a side edge of the control circuit board,
A circuit box that houses the control circuit board is exposed to the connector, as well as disposed, disposed on the game board
Exposing the rear of the center item, the connector is arranged on the side of the center item, and the rear cover is provided with the circuit box and the center.
An opening window for exposing the back of the accessory, wherein the connector and its wiring ,
A lid member that covers the back of the accessory is detachably provided, and the circuit box connects the control circuit board to the opening window.
Molded with transparent synthetic resin so that it can be seen from
A pachinko machine characterized by being detachable from the opening window .